Reinauer, Eddie Sr 1974-07-05

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Eddie Reinauer, owner of E. C. Reinauer & Sons Company, discusses vegetable farming and the Growers and Shippers Corporation.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Eddie Reinauer Sr.

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: July 05, 1974

Location: Hereford, Texas

Interviewer: Jeff Townsend

Length: 20 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Vegetable crops discussed, Changes in cooperative listed, Bought co-op facility in 1957 and changed it to a state corporation, Recalls bad crop market year of 1965, Remembers storing potatoes, Crop insurance mentioned, Explains seasonal employment changes, Farms 1,500 acres, Trend toward large vegetable farming noted, Water depletion discussed, Changes in processing and packaging potatoes, Railroad and trucks used for shipping, Potato sack loader described, Reasons for closing cooperative, Formation of Growers and Shippers solved some problems.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1957-1974

Bulk Dates: 1957-1974


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